A newborn baby boy has died a day after he was rescued from a pit toilet in Otuocha community, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Recall that the 20-year-old mother, Nwaedoka Chidimma, from the Izzi community in Ebonyi State, allegedly threw her baby into the pit after delivery on Sunday, August 27, 2023.
The Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, intervened by taking the newborn to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka for treatment, and the culprit was subsequently arrested.
Mrs. Obinabo, who confirmed the sad development in a statement on Wednesday afternoon, August 30, said the baby died despite all efforts to save him.
“It is with sadness that we wish to inform the general public that we lost the newborn rescued from a pit toilet in Otuocha a few hours ago despite all efforts to resuscitate the baby, including administration of oxygen and fluids, with cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital Amaku Awka. May his soul rest in peace,” she stated
